Babylon, Memphis, Persepolis : : Eastern Contexts of Greek Culture / / Walter Burkert.
At the distant beginning of Western civilization, according to European tradition, Greece stands as an insular, isolated, near-miracle of burgeoning culture. This book traverses the ancient world's three great centers of cultural exchange--Babylonian Nineveh, Egyptian Memphis, and Iranian Perse...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2007] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Alphabetic Writing
- 2 Orientalizing Features in Homer
- 3 Oriental Wisdom Literature and Cosmogony
- 4 Orpheus and Egypt
- 5 The Advent of the Magi
- Abbreviations
- Ancient Sources in Various Translations
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index